Steemit Secrets 01: If You Want To Get A Whale's Attention Do This
When I fist got started on Steemit it was hard to get attention on my blogs until I started doing this. This is a secret of mine, but I want to share to help others grow. I share a lot of tips and tricks, but the "Steemit Secrets" series is going to reveal my very best tricks for helping you grown. Now on to the first secret.
How To Get The Attention Of Whales
When I first arrived at Steemit, I realized very quickly that I needed the attention of the more established Steemonians to succeed. I knew the only way to do that was to get myself noticed and put myself in situations to succeed. So here is how I did it.
I spent my first two weeks reading and replying to people rated over 50. The ratings of each member is beside their names in a circle. The higher the rating, the more experience and value that person has. I simply found about 20 people that I really liked their content and that were ranked 50+ and I replied to their daily posts each day.
I didn't just target people with 60+ because I know that the people in the 50 range will grow into more valuable Steemonians and I could build a relationship now with a lot of them, and then grow with them as time goes on.
Now I put a lot more work into the newer people to help them out, but at first I almost exclusively read the content of the successful people on here. I would go to the hot or trending section and look at tags that interested me. I would scroll down the page and find people who were seeing the success I wanted and I clicked on their blog.
I created a list of people that I would go and check out their posts each day. Then when I got to their posts, I read them and gave an honest and thoughtful response.
Just by engaging with them every day for two weeks got me noticed by a lot of bigger voters. I would just comment and reply. I didn't ask for anything. I never once asked them to check out my posts or follow me. I just gave great feedback and did it consistently. Even now I go and post and reply and I don't ask for anything, that is important and the key to making this work.
I just engaged and they took notice and most of them have returned the favor one way or another. Some are very loyal supporters of mine and have really helped me grow, but it was natural. I never faked it, it which is very important. I am genuinely interested in the people I picked to follow and respond to.
Sometimes I would write a paragraph responding to a post. It takes a long time. I spent hours and hours following and responding to the top people. It has to be an authentic answer to work. Whales will sniff out anyone trying to get a leg up, so you have to be interested and invested.
There are a few that never took notice, but many did and it has helped immensely. They took notice because I was honest and cared about their content and their stories. Being authentic and not asking for anything is how you make this work.
The other part of this secret is, I also learned what is successful on Steemit. By reading the posts of successful people on here, I saw all the different things that people are doing and learned a lot about what I needed to do in my posts. I saw what headlines worked and which ones didn't do as well. After a week or so, I saw how they presented their blogs, their timing and the things that made them successful. It made me a better Steemonian.
You can do it as well. Go find a few whales that put out content regularly and engage with them. Be honest and don't ever ask for anything. If you do a good job, they will notice you and some will start supporting you.
If you do this regularly, and you are honest and give good replies and don't ask for anything it will work. 100% guaranteed, but you have to put in the time. Steemit is tough sometimes, and you have to put in the work.
I hope that helps. Look for more blogs about the secrets of my early success. Let me know your thoughts below and if you have had any other techniques that have served you well.
Thank you for reading and I really appreciate each one of my followers. You all rock! Good luck, go get noticed and Steem on.
Great steemit secrets .. shhhhh ;)
Ya know we have been on here for a month now, very happy with our success which is nil. What I like is that most people that respond to a post have something genuine to add, I have even been corrected, but in a good positive way. I am going to give your method a try, will see what happens, but so far this platform is fare superior to anything else I have been on! Thanks for the info, best of luck!
Than you so much. Let me know how it works for you. Just be honest in the feedback and don't ask for anything and be consistent. It will work. I really appreciate your feedback and can't wait to see where we are in 3 months. you rock
Organic growth is the way to go and will build lasting relationships and connections that are win-win. We're all in this together!
This is absolutely great advice. As yesterday I was suddenly upvoted by a whale I came to the same conclusions. The only thing that really matters on Steemit is good content and a good attitude. Don't beg, don't request upvotes, do not annoy the others, but contribute in a manner that suits you.
The whales will come and you will experience this spectacular phenomenon:
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That is awesome! I'm happy to hear that it worked for you and you got some well deserved attention. keep up the great work and thank you for your kind words and for reading. I appreciate it. You have a new follower.
You also post kick ass comments so... you lured me in with your wit @walkingkeys...luuuuured me in 😝 on a serious note, great blog, great advice! Upvoted
hahaha, my wit is my secret weapon that can't be taught. Thanks for noticing. Ir really appreciate you taking the time to read my stuff. I means a lot. You rock. How is Bali?
Lol. Oh we are not there now. I WISH I was instead of being bored in LA. I actually posted a couple blog posts with pics a few weeks ago if you want to see how awesome it is :))
Hell yeah, I'll check it out. LA is pretty awesome though. I lived in San Diego for a while and love southern ca.
This is a really good post - it totally makes sense to me. I think it is the golden rule...if you help build up someone else, you will get built up in return. I am fairly new here but I am enjoying having a place to share my experiences about homesteading. Thank you for this post, it is really helpful.
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good tips
That's a great idea. Thanks for sharing
no problem Chelsea. Thanks for stopping by and reading another one of my posts. Your ongoing support means a lot. I appreciate you!
No problem. Really is a good idea. You can have alot of followers but if they aren't quality ones. ..
damn right.
Nice post. The slow, steady, honest method. Nothing wrong with that. The "follow back" at first didn't bother me when I was brand new, now it's starting to get annoying. If I like your content and you contribute, then I'll follow you. Simple as that.
That is how it works. I agree. I follow everyone that comments on my stuff. I couldn't agree more. Thanks for you coming back and reading another one of my blogs. I appreciate the support.
This is good advice. I'm tired of seeing Steemit Facebook groups being spammed with f4f all over. I know that doesn't work because even with a higher number of followers, you still have a spammy cesspool in your feed. I'd rather build up my following slowly with good quality Bloggers, and follow them back than to gain numbers by doing f4f.
That's the way to do it.
yes!!! What's up today @drakos? How are you?
I'm good, setting my plan in motion to setup a witness server :)
dude that is awesome. Let me know and I'll vote for you. It is the least I can do for the continued support. Good luck and please post a blog about it. The witness stuff I don't know much about.
Thanks. Indeed when someone starts a witness, they need to post a blog about it to get attention and votes for it. You can check that in #witness-category.
yes!!!! you are right. the number of followers doesn't matter as much as the quality. Thank you so much for stopping by and reading my post. You rock
Thank you and thanks for replying back. :)
Very well written buddy. I completely agree with your post. Hardwork in the right direction always pay... No bullshit,no shortcut....
"No bullshit, no shortcut"
You are absolutely right. Thank you for taking the time to read and respond. I really appreciate your ongoing support @honeychum. We'll get to where we want to be because we have the right attitude.
for sure brother, we will.